Originally Posted by Matteo

Corner Billiards is great. I have lived around the corner from there for the past 5 years and it's always a chill place to go without being hassled by anyone. The bar has no scene, but at least you can get drinks delivered to your pool table, some of which are quite far from the bar.
On a side note, it is across the street from Webster Hall- so if you happen to be enjoying a smoke outside you can watch the scantily clad girls waiting on line to get in. This also means that all the lowlife trash- you know, the gelled hair Statin Island kids, the south jersey iroc driving douchebags, and the rest of the bridge and tunnel scum- will be standing there as well.
No worries though- dont stare unless their backs are turned and you should be okay.

Back to the pool place- I know there are places like Slate which happen to be bars with pool halls, but with Corner Billiards, its a pool hall that happens to have a bar, so you can definately find worthy partners to play with or just have a great evening with your friends and with good ambient tunes playing(last time the lineup included; dylan, zeppelin, beck, the rolling stones, etc.) but still be able to carry on conversations and hear eachother laugh.

The prices arent too ridiculous either which is a breath of fresh air from Bowlmour Lanes. Last time, 2 hours of pool cost us $32.00 and for $80 we had nearly 3 rounds for 6 people consisting of beer as well as shots.

I would definately recommend Corner Billiards for people looking to get out and actually do something fun, whether drinking or not, and be able to be in the open but still maintain an intimate environment.